Nima Arkani-Hamed(1972)
PhysicsNima Arkani-Hamed is a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012) from United States. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at SLAC Theory Group and Lorne Park Secondary School. They have been affiliated with University of California, Berkeley.
United StatesInstitute for Advanced Study
1
Major Awards
223
Publications
30,219
Citations
73
h-index
129
i10-index
135.5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Researcher
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, US
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
EW
Edward Witten
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AL
Andrei Linde
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
MK
Maxim Kontsevich
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
JM
Juan Maldacena
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
NS
Nathan Seiberg
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AS
Ashoke Sen
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AG
Alan Guth
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AK
Alexei Kitaev
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
JM
Juan Martín Maldacena
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
Education
SLAC Theory Group
Lorne Park Secondary School
University of California, Berkeley(Doctor of Sciences)
University of Toronto(joint honours degree)
Doctoral Advisors
Natalia ToroPhilip C. SchusterJesse ThalerJoshua RudermanGeorgios PastrasJacob L. BourjailyDevin G. WalkerMatthew BaumgartJared KaplanYuntao BaiJay WackerLawrence John Hall
Career Timeline
University of California, Berkeley?–present
Harvard University?–present
Institute for Advanced Study?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Circles and triangles, the NLSM and Tr(Φ3)
Journal of High Energy Physics20259 citations
All-order splits and multi-soft limits for particle and string amplitudes
Journal of High Energy Physics20258 citations
Cosmohedra
Journal of High Energy Physics20256 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)

Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)

David Spergel
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
Lyman Page
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)

Joseph Polchinski
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
GH
Gary Hinshaw
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
NJ
Norman Jarosik
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)

Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
RA
Roel Aaij
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2025)
Data Sources
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